Shloka 34
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute
स्वजनसुतात्मदारधनधामधरासुरथै- स्त्वयि सति किं नृणां श्रयत आत्मनि सर्वरसे । इति सदजानतां मिथुनतो रतये चरतां सुखयति को न्विह स्वविहते स्वनिरस्तभगे ॥ ३४ ॥
svajana-sutātma-dāra-dhana-dhāma-dharāsu-rathais tvayi sati kiṁ nṛṇām śrayata ātmani sarva-rase iti sad ajānatāṁ mithunato rataye caratāṁ sukhayati ko nv iha sva-vihate sva-nirasta-bhage
സർവരസസ്വരൂപനായ പരമാത്മാവായി നിന്നെ ശരണം തേടുന്നവർക്ക് നീ നിന്റെ സ്വരൂപം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു. അത്തരം ഭക്തർക്കു സേവകർ, മക്കൾ, ശരീരം, ഭാര്യ, ധനം, വീട്, ഭൂമി, ആരോഗ്യം, വാഹനങ്ങൾ—ഇവയെന്തിന്? നിന്റെ സത്യം അറിയാതെ ദ്വന്ദ്വസുഖമായ കാമാനന്ദത്തെ പിന്തുടരുന്നവർക്ക്, സ്വഭാവതഃ നശ്വരവും അർത്ഥശൂന്യവും ആയ ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ യഥാർത്ഥ സന്തോഷം നൽകാൻ എന്തുണ്ട്?
Devotional service to Lord Viṣṇu is considered pure when one’s sole desire is to please the Lord. Situated in that perfect consciousness, a Vaiṣṇava has no further interest in wordly gains and is thus excused from any obligation to perform ritual sacrifices and follow austere practices of yoga. As the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (1.2.12) states:
FAQs
This verse says that when the Lord is present as the Self and the essence of all bliss, reliance on relatives, children, body, spouse, wealth, and other supports is secondary; without knowing the Lord within, people chase pleasure but remain unsatisfied.
They point out that ignorance of the indwelling Lord leads people to seek happiness mainly through dualistic, sense-based enjoyment, which cannot fulfill the soul and instead becomes self-defeating.
Keep duties to family and society, but shift your primary shelter to devotion—remembering the Lord within, regulating sense pleasure, and grounding decisions in spiritual purpose rather than temporary security.